California water officials are not implementing statewide emergency water conservation mandates despite concerning snowpack measurements at Phillips Station, a California Water Boards spokesperson told Newsweek.
The announcement comes as the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its critical April snow survey at Phillips Station and found no measurable snow, a stark confirmation that record March heat and high‑elevation rain have effectively erased the Sierra Nevada snowpack months ahead of schedule. The statewide snowpack now sits at just 18 percent of average, marking the second‑lowest April reading ever recorded at the longtime monitoring site.
Despite the grim news, no emergency conservation measures have been implemented.
